Monday/Tuesday in Seoul
Monday I woke up early (still getting used to local time), had breakfast at the W, then went for a walk with Girish. The W is located in the hilly eastern outskirts of Seoul, about as far as you can possibly get from Incheon airport (about 30 miles).
We hopped a cab to the JW Tower where Y! Korea is located. Looking at the many businessmen walking around in dark suits, we were initially concerned that we might be underdressed. This proved unfounded: the Yahoo’s in Seoul dress casually, and they inhabit a very Yahoo-like environment (complete with a free espresso bar and foosball tables).
After Girish gave his presentation on bucket testing, we went to the Y! Korea Overture office and met with Carolyn, who took us out to dinner at a local restaurant. The four of us had our own small room, which gave us the freedom to talk at great length and in extreme detail about nerdy aspects of YSM optimization.
Afterwards we walked Carolyn to her hotel, then caught a cab back to the W. I racked around 9:30PM.
This morning, we had breakfast at the W, checked out and cabbed it once again to Y! Korea.
4 comments February 12th, 2007